ELWICK-HALL, a parish in the north-eastern division of STOCKTON ward, county palatine of DURHAM, 9 miles (N. by E.) from Stockton upon Tees, con- taining 176 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Durham, rated Jn the king's books at £20. 18. If., and in the patronage of the Bishop of Durham. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, stands on a remarkable elevation at the east end of the parish, and is approached on one side by a great number of steps, rising from the dell which separates this place from the village of Elwick. A little to the north-west of the church is an eminence called Beacon hill, which had formerly a beacon on its summit.